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2Appearing at the festival will be American indie rockers the Augustines who have released the critically acclaimed album This Is Your Life in June.

The 2016 Programme for the Ulster Bank Belfast International Arts Festival brings a world-class line-up of artists to the city to inspire, provoke and stimulate.

And once again we are asking our readers to vote for the Belfast Telegraph Audience Awards.

Festival audiences voted in their thousands last year to pick the winner from acts across the range of genres — from dance to theatre and classical to talks — all reflecting the high standard of performance at the Ulster Bank Belfast International Arts Festival.

Starting today, the 2016 festival features more than 100 events over 19 days.

Four centuries after he died, Shakespeare’s legacy continues to resonate with audiences. The theme of Bending the Bard will take centre stage at this year’s festival, as today’s artists interpret his classics.

There will also be two other main themes — World in Motion will look at the themes of migration and refuge, and Nineteen Sixteen will look at the legacy of the war years.

Festival director Richard Wakely said: "With a richly packed programme of theatre, dance and music of all kinds, we are continuing to respond to Belfast’s hunger for truly world class arts and cultural entertainment."

The festival will have performances in venues all around the city, including the MAC and Grand Opera House from October 11 to 29.

We’re asking you to tell us which act should take the top prize this year, by rating the acts and performances in the online form below out of five.

The overall winner will be named the Belfast Telegraph Audience Choice winner.

You may vote for as many or as little as you want within each category.

Voting will close Wednesday 2 November and winners will be announced later that week.